[Mexican Border Photo Album]

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Photograph album compiled by 1st Sgt. Oliver Taft Hazelton while he was stationed near the Mexican border containing images of the Texas National Guard activities there. Handwritten text at the start of the album says: "Photographic Views of scenes at and near Mexican Border on Rio Grande River - Ft. Ringgold, Texas during May-Sept. 1916."

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[120] p. ; 25 cm.

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Hazelton, Oliver Taft 1916.

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Photograph album compiled by 1st Sgt. Oliver Taft Hazelton while he was stationed near the Mexican border containing images of the Texas National Guard activities there. Handwritten text at the start of the album says: "Photographic Views of scenes at and near Mexican Border on Rio Grande River - Ft. Ringgold, Texas during May-Sept. 1916."

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[120] p. ; 25 cm.

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Written on last page of photographs: "1st Sgt. Dallas Field Artillery Battery 'A' of Nat'l Guard at Oakcliff (suburb of Dallas, Texas) Oliver Taft Hazelton Honorable Discharge rec'd1916 from U.S. Service in conflict between Pancho Villa's Rebel Forces of Mexico and U.S. Was stationed on Border of Rio Grande River between Matamorous [sic], Mexico & Rio Grande River near Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S.A. Fort Ringgold May 9, 1916-Sept. 25, 1916. One of last servicemen to be discharged because of physical disability in 1916 just before Pres't. Woodrow Wilson declared war with Germany. Employed by Dallas, Tex. as Western Elec. Co. as Bookkeeper & Time Keeper."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

This compilation of newspapers, photographs, and other materials provides a glimpse into the diverse people and fascinating places that have contributed to the growth of Texas.

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Hazelton, Oliver Taft. [Mexican Border Photo Album], book, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743517/: accessed June 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Military Forces Museum.

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